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Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age
[Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, race, sex, and age Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted(1)
Feb.
2023
Jan.
2024
Feb.
2024
Feb.
2023
Oct.
2023
Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024
Feb.
2024

WHITE

Civilian noninstitutional population

204,118 204,608 204,677 204,118 204,867 204,949 205,022 204,608 204,677

Civilian labor force

126,754 126,338 126,960 126,800 127,612 127,773 127,226 126,962 127,040

Participation rate

62.1 61.7 62.0 62.1 62.3 62.3 62.1 62.1 62.1

Employed

122,285 121,515 122,180 122,764 123,198 123,550 122,802 122,663 122,685

Employment-population ratio

59.9 59.4 59.7 60.1 60.1 60.3 59.9 60.0 59.9

Unemployed

4,470 4,823 4,779 4,036 4,414 4,223 4,424 4,299 4,356

Unemployment rate

3.5 3.8 3.8 3.2 3.5 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.4

Not in labor force

77,364 78,270 77,717 77,318 77,255 77,177 77,796 77,646 77,637

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

66,225 65,675 65,748 66,105 66,363 66,695 66,405 65,869 65,685

Participation rate

70.1 69.6 69.6 70.0 70.0 70.3 70.0 69.8 69.6

Employed

63,842 63,018 63,315 64,138 64,148 64,559 64,208 63,674 63,658

Employment-population ratio

67.6 66.8 67.1 67.9 67.6 68.1 67.7 67.5 67.4

Unemployed

2,383 2,657 2,433 1,968 2,215 2,136 2,197 2,195 2,027

Unemployment rate

3.6 4.0 3.7 3.0 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.1

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

55,932 56,154 56,629 55,786 56,209 56,130 55,844 56,219 56,454

Participation rate

57.6 57.6 58.0 57.4 57.6 57.5 57.2 57.6 57.9

Employed

54,309 54,474 54,791 54,182 54,621 54,609 54,175 54,615 54,646

Employment-population ratio

55.9 55.8 56.2 55.8 56.0 56.0 55.5 56.0 56.0

Unemployed

1,623 1,679 1,838 1,603 1,588 1,521 1,669 1,604 1,808

Unemployment rate

2.9 3.0 3.2 2.9 2.8 2.7 3.0 2.9 3.2

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

4,597 4,510 4,583 4,909 5,040 4,947 4,976 4,874 4,902

Participation rate

36.8 35.6 36.1 39.3 40.2 39.5 39.7 38.4 38.6

Employed

4,133 4,022 4,075 4,444 4,430 4,382 4,418 4,374 4,381

Employment-population ratio

33.1 31.7 32.1 35.6 35.4 35.0 35.3 34.5 34.5

Unemployed

463 487 508 465 611 565 558 500 520

Unemployment rate

10.1 10.8 11.1 9.5 12.1 11.4 11.2 10.3 10.6

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

34,519 34,813 34,849 34,519 34,788 34,821 34,853 34,813 34,849

Civilian labor force

21,770 21,904 22,084 21,864 21,902 22,171 22,094 22,051 22,190

Participation rate

63.1 62.9 63.4 63.3 63.0 63.7 63.4 63.3 63.7

Employed

20,488 20,703 20,810 20,613 20,636 20,886 20,952 20,887 20,950

Employment-population ratio

59.4 59.5 59.7 59.7 59.3 60.0 60.1 60.0 60.1

Unemployed

1,282 1,201 1,274 1,252 1,266 1,285 1,143 1,164 1,240

Unemployment rate

5.9 5.5 5.8 5.7 5.8 5.8 5.2 5.3 5.6

Not in labor force

12,749 12,909 12,765 12,655 12,886 12,650 12,759 12,762 12,659

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

10,153 10,197 10,300 10,194 10,048 10,299 10,294 10,266 10,344

Participation rate

68.9 68.9 69.5 69.2 67.7 69.3 69.2 69.4 69.8

Employed

9,593 9,606 9,615 9,670 9,520 9,648 9,821 9,717 9,709

Employment-population ratio

65.1 64.9 64.9 65.6 64.1 64.9 66.0 65.7 65.5

Unemployed

560 590 685 524 528 651 473 548 636

Unemployment rate

5.5 5.8 6.6 5.1 5.3 6.3 4.6 5.3 6.1

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

10,876 10,940 11,048 10,870 11,065 11,067 11,014 10,967 11,050

Participation rate

63.0 62.8 63.3 63.0 63.6 63.6 63.2 62.9 63.4

Employed

10,301 10,416 10,563 10,307 10,475 10,533 10,486 10,445 10,568

Employment-population ratio

59.7 59.8 60.6 59.7 60.3 60.5 60.2 59.9 60.6

Unemployed

575 525 485 563 590 534 528 521 482

Unemployment rate

5.3 4.8 4.4 5.2 5.3 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.4

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

741 767 737 801 789 805 786 819 796

Participation rate

29.5 29.6 28.4 31.8 30.9 31.5 30.7 31.6 30.7

Employed

594 681 632 635 642 705 644 724 673

Employment-population ratio

23.6 26.3 24.3 25.2 25.1 27.6 25.2 27.9 25.9

Unemployed

147 86 105 166 147 100 142 95 122

Unemployment rate

19.9 11.3 14.2 20.7 18.7 12.4 18.0 11.6 15.4

ASIAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

17,444 17,930 17,784 17,444 17,593 17,769 17,896 17,930 17,784

Civilian labor force

11,371 11,495 11,479 11,358 11,490 11,548 11,436 11,559 11,472

Participation rate

65.2 64.1 64.5 65.1 65.3 65.0 63.9 64.5 64.5

Employed

10,982 11,146 11,084 10,970 11,134 11,144 11,084 11,223 11,081

Employment-population ratio

63.0 62.2 62.3 62.9 63.3 62.7 61.9 62.6 62.3

Unemployed

389 349 395 387 356 404 353 336 390

Unemployment rate

3.4 3.0 3.4 3.4 3.1 3.5 3.1 2.9 3.4

Not in labor force

6,073 6,435 6,305 6,087 6,103 6,221 6,459 6,372 6,312

Footnotes
(1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.

NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Last Modified Date: March 08, 2024